Retro handhelds have a quiet spending problem. The devices with the deepest, most legitimate libraries tend to be the ones that cost the most, and the cheap ones usually lean on emulation nobody wants to explain out loud. Officially licensed and genuinely affordable rarely land in the same sentence.
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That is the gap Blaze Entertainment keeps aiming at, and its HyperMegaTech brand announced a new attempt: the Super Pocket Activision Edition, loading 34 officially licensed Activision classics into a $69.99 handheld with pre-orders open now ahead of a September 28, 2026 release. So the real question is whether a sub-$70 pocket console can carry a library worth caring about without cutting a single legal corner.
What Blaze Actually Announced
This is the eighth Super Pocket since the line started shipping annually in 2023, and it follows the same formula as the ones before it. You get a run of officially licensed games, an Activision-inspired color scheme, and an Evercade cartridge slot. The built-in count this time is 34 Activision titles.
We reviewed the Super Pocket Atari Edition when it launched in November 2025, and the Activision Edition follows the same playbook: same shell, same cartridge slot, a new coat of licensed paint on top.
Pricing lands at $69.99 in the US, with £59.99 and €69.99 for UK and EU buyers. Pre-orders are live now through Evercade retailers, and units are scheduled to ship on September 28, 2026.
The 34 Games, and What the Lineup Leans On
The built-in library is pure early-1980s Activision, drawn from the Atari 2600 era when Activision was the first big third-party studio worth naming. The headliners are the ones most people remember: Pitfall! and its sequel Pitfall II: Lost Caverns, River Raid and River Raid II, H.E.R.O., Keystone Kapers, Kaboom!, and Demon Attack.
Round that out with Chopper Command, Seaquest, Robot Tank, MegaMania, Private Eye, Barnstorming, Enduro, Stampede, and Starmaster, and you have a set that leans on genre variety rather than a single hit. One retailer listing bumps the count to 35, but that list also includes Commando, a title absent from both the official press release and the HyperMegaTech product page. That makes 34 the confirmed number, not an open question.
None of these are 16-bit spectacles. They are tight, high-score arcade designs built for short sessions, which is exactly what a pocket console is for.
The Cartridge Slot Is the Real Trick
The 34 preloaded games are the hook, but the Evercade cartridge slot is what separates the Super Pocket from the wave of no-name emulation handhelds. Every Super Pocket reads standard Evercade cartridges, so the same slot that plays your Activision games also opens the door to the wider catalog.
Blaze puts that catalog at more than 75 cartridges and 650-plus games on the product page, while the announcement press release cites over 80 cartridges and 700-plus games. Either way, the library is large and still growing, and cartridges are sold separately at roughly $29.99 each. That turns a $69.99 impulse buy into the cheap entry point for a much larger collection.
What You Get for $69.99
The hardware is the familiar Super Pocket shell. You get a 2.8-inch IPS screen at 320 by 240, USB-C charging with a cable in the box, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and roughly 4 hours of battery per charge.
Anyone scrolling past that lineup will recognize the names immediately: Pitfall!, River Raid, and Kaboom! made Activision a name beyond Atari’s own catalog decades before anyone thought to put them behind a USB-C port and a battery gauge.
There is also an easy mode that drops each game to its lowest difficulty, which matters more than it sounds for a catalog of brutal 2600-era score chasers. At around 165 grams, it stays genuinely pocketable, which is the entire point of the format. That figure comes from the standard Super Pocket shell shared across editions, so exact weight for this color scheme should track closely.
Who Should Skip This
If you want 3D, 16-bit RPGs, or a big backlit modern library, this is the wrong device, and no amount of nostalgia changes that. The 2.8-inch screen and 2600-era catalog are the ceiling, not a starting point.
If a bigger, widescreen panel built for modern emulation is what you actually want, that is a different category of retro handheld, built around screen-ratio tradeoffs the Super Pocket never attempts to solve.
It is also an easy pass if you already own a Super Pocket and the Activision Collection cartridges, since the games overlap heavily and the main new thing here is the color scheme. Buy this if you want a cheap, legal, grab-and-go retro handheld. Skip it if you were hoping for a leap in horsepower.
Where Things Stand
Pre-orders are open now, and the release date to watch is September 28, 2026. Pricing has climbed since the original 2023 Super Pocket’s $59 launch price, but pre-order buyers pay the same $69.99 that everyone else will pay after release, so there is no early-adopter penalty for ordering ahead of stock.
The open question is US retail breadth. Pre-orders are routed through Evercade retailers for now, and Amazon UK already links to HyperMegaTech’s storefront even though a dedicated Activision Edition listing has not appeared yet. A wider listing on the usual storefronts would make this an easier recommendation for buyers who want fast shipping and simple returns.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many games are built in?
The manufacturer lists 34 officially licensed Activision titles, though some retailer pages say 35.
Does it play Evercade cartridges?
Yes. The Super Pocket Activision Edition takes standard Evercade carts, which expands it to hundreds of additional games.
What does it cost and when does it ship?
It is $69.99 in the US (£59.99 / €69.99), with pre-orders open now and shipping set for September 28, 2026.
What are the basic specs?
A 2.8-inch IPS screen at 320 by 240, USB-C charging, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and about 4 hours of battery life.
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